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Titanonarke molini

Chondrichthyes - Torpediniformes - Narcinidae

Taxonomy
Narcine molini was named by Jaekel (1894). Its type specimen is MGP-PD 26275/6, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Monte Postale, Monte Bolca (Padova MGP-PD collection), which is in a Ypresian carbonate limestone in Italy.

It was recombined as Titanonarke molini by Carnevale et al. (2014), Marramà et al. (2018), Marramà et al. (2018), Robin et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Narcine molini Jaekel p. 111 figs. Pl 3
1987Narcine molini Cappetta p. 162
2014Titanonarke molini Carnevale et al. p. 41
2018Titanonarke molini Marramà et al. p. 1193
2018Titanonarke molini Marramà et al. p. 287
2019Titanonarke molini Robin et al. p. 289 fig. 2A

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Batomorphi()
orderTorpediniformes
familyNarcinidaeGill 1862
genusTitanonarkede Carvalho 2010
speciesmolini()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Titanonarke molini Jaekel 1894
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy (Vicenze) Narcine molini (type locality: 239824) Titanonarke molini (127545)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Titanonarke molini (94830)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy (Verona) Titanonarke molini (219837)